As a woman in this world being loved, having a husband and a family is everything, at least for the colored-haired women, the descendants of Neira, the goddess of life. For those with hair the color of soot and eyes equally as dark, life is nothing but a sluggish slump, and only the lucky get to live past the age of 25, those women were the daughters of the goddess of death, Nieri. People came and went living their lives in compliance, knowing those who didn't end up dead or worse. This peaceful life comes to a halt when a woman, one Nieri woman deemed "The Black Rose" became the most sought out woman in the world. No matter how much she tried to run, Roses can't escape the Thornes, can they?